Tag Archives: Tibetan Culture

• Book Review: Meltdown in Tibet — warnings of water wars in Asia 21 December 2014 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has one comment

  Michael Buckley's new book Meltdown in Tibet gives vivid and alarming descriptions of the destruction of Tibet's environment and its effect on all of Asia, posing big questions to all who have a stake in Tibet's ecosystem. ...

• New Tibetan orphanage home inaugurated in Delhi 16 November 2014 | Konchok Yangphel This post has no comments yet

  A new home for orphans and destitute Tibetan refugee children built by International Maitreya Foundation has been inaugurated in New Delhi today. ...

• Letter to the western Shugden propitiators This post has 11 comments
• Dalai Lama to confer Kalachakra in Bodh Gaya in 2016 26 September 2014 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has one comment

  Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will confer the 34th Kalachakra empowerment in early 2016 in Bodh Gaya. ...

• Dalai Lama says no need for successor 8 September 2014 This post has 2 comments

  The Dalai Lama has told a German newspaper that he should be the last Tibetan spiritual leader, ending a centuries-old religious tradition from his Himalayan homeland. ...

• Momo dumplings grow more popular in Queens with new Tibetan restaurant 28 August 2014 | Eli Rosenberg This post has no comments yet

  The little-known momo dumpling continues its rise in Queens with the opening of a new brick-and-mortar restaurant dedicated to the Himalayan snack in Sunnyside. ...

• China promotes mixed marriages in Tibet as way to achieve ‘unity’ 17 August 2014 | William Wan and Xu Yangjingjing This post has no comments yet

  China has turned to interracial marriage in an apparent attempt to assimilate Tibetans and stamp out rebellious impulses. ...

• Nepal backtracks, allows entry of Tibetan leader’s body for last rites 29 July 2014 | Utpal Parashar This post has no comments yet

  Backtracking from its earlier stance, Nepal government on Tuesday allowed entry of a prominent Tibetan spiritual leader’s body for conducting his last rites. ...

• Legality the major impediment to growth of Tibetan entrepreneurs in India | Tsewang Rigzin This post has no comments yet

  If Tibetan entrepreneurship improves, this can solve the major problems of unemployment and migration from settlements. And in the long run, we will be in a better position to safeguard our cultural heritage. ...

• The other way I will remember 33rd Kalchakra in Ladakh 18 July 2014 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 6 comments

  "Thank you Ladakh" -- a genuine expression of my gratitude despite all the hardships and challenges faced by the HITA concert. ...